The pioneer of the Chinese film industry, Xie Jin.
Although he climbed the peak of art with films, he did not have a complete family.
He seems to have an extraordinary family, but of the four children he had in his life, three were disabled, and the other died young.
It wasn't until the last moments of his life that he realized that all of this was caused by himself.
Why is that? What is supporting Xie Jin's continuous pursuit and overcoming all kinds of difficulties and hardships?
Xie Jin was born in 1923 in Shangyu County, Zhejiang Province. For some special reasons, he moved to Hong Kong with his family at the age of 15, after which he attended a prestigious secondary school.
He likes to watch movies in his spare time, and all his pocket money is used to buy movie tickets.
Xie Jin returned to his hometown with his family in 1939 to settle down. After his return, he could not control his love for film and acting, actively participated in various drama acting training, and often practiced acting in front of the mirror.
After graduating from high school, Xie Jin made up his mind to tell his parents that he wanted to become a director, but was strongly opposed by them.
He left his family without hesitation, went to Sichuan, and was successfully admitted to the National Drama College and began to study acting.
Here, Xie Jin also met Xu Dawen, a literary girl who studied at the girls' school next door, and she often came to ** drama rehearsals. The two were passionate about art, so they gradually became closer.
They returned to Shanghai after graduating from high school in 1946 and had a simple wedding. After marriage, their life was extremely sweet, and Xie Jin took great care of his wife.
I thought they would be able to spend their lives in peace and happiness, but they didn't expect that suffering would come one after another.
The two couples had four children, and unexpectedly, three of them were disabled! It was nothing short of an unfortunate blow for them.
After a family examination, it was found that the children's disabilities may be related to Xie Jin's family genetic history.
Xie Jin is deeply in pain and self-blame, and is determined to make up for the children's regrets with all his might.
At that time, the cost of ** three children was a huge burden for them, and in order to save money, Xie Jin even bought cheap wilted vegetables to eat, which attracted ridicule.
The couple did not let the hard life knock down, they worked desperately to raise four children, and the children also accepted their physical defects, and now their lives are finally calm.
However, fate does not seem to have mercy on this broken family, and the only healthy eldest son discovers that he has cancer, and he understands that his parents can no longer withstand more blows, so he chooses to hide this fact.
A year later, the eldest son said goodbye to this world forever, leaving only Xie Jin and his wife to suffer in the world.
Two months later, Xie Jin may not have been able to withstand the blow and died with his son at the age of 85.
On the afternoon of October 26, 2008, we came to Beijing Babaoshan Funeral Home.
A memorial service is being held here for the leading figures of the Chinese film industry, and the atmosphere of heaviness and sadness is filled inside and outside the venue.
In front of the mourning hall, industry peers stood up one after another, remembering director Xie Jin, who has made outstanding contributions to Chinese films, and expressing their inner grief.
Hundreds of people from all walks of life gathered in the audience, their handkerchiefs already soaked with tears.
Just when the memorial service reached its climax, suddenly there was a commotion in the audience.
Everyone looked sideways, and a woman wearing a black veil and black clothes strode forward and stopped in front of Xie Jin's widow Xu Dawen.
The well-known actor Liu Xiaoqing, the woman who suddenly appeared, is Xie Jin's friend.
Under the amazed gaze of everyone, Liu Xiaoqing slowly opened the white cloth bag in his hand, took out an envelope, and handed it to Xu Dawen with his own hands.
Xu Dawen was stunned for a moment, and then hesitantly took the seemingly bulging envelope. She cautiously opened the corner of the envelope, which was filled with stacks of renminbi.
I hope you accept the money, and I will continue to send it every year in the future. This is my heart for Brother Jin, and it is also my gift to you and your son.
In the quiet venue of the memorial service, Liu Xiaoqing's voice echoed.
Suddenly, all the guests present stopped breathing and fell into a speechless atmosphere.
Everyone is speculating about why Liu Xiaoqing gave Xu Dawen money at the funeral and what kind of relationship they have.
Their relationship actually dates back to a collaboration many years ago.
Liu Xiaoqing was just an unknown actor at the time, while Xie Jin was already a high-profile and hot director.
The two met during the filming of the movie "Furong Town", Xie Jin guided Liu Xiaoqing strictly and patiently, he not only helped her successfully create an important role, but also made Liu Xiaoqing an instant hit and became a high-profile popular actor.
During the year-long filming, Liu Xiaoqing gradually developed a good impression of director Xie Jin, and she wanted to confess her heart to the director many times, but she was worried that it might damage the happiness of the director's family. Therefore, she can only choose to turn this heart into a deep friendship between the two.
Liu Xiaoqing learned that Xie Jin's family was not as happy as the outside world imagined, and it was also through rumors from other people in the crew.
In order to take care of several of his children, all of them suffer from disabilities or diseases, which is why the director lives a hard life.
She expressed deep admiration for Xie Jin's dedication to his family and dedication to the film industry, and this admiration is deeper and more lasting than love, sincerely.
His mentor Xie Jin had already taken the crane west, and Liu Xiaoqing missed him deeply, and decided to do his best to help Xie Jin's family tide over the difficulties and let him rest in peace in the spirit of heaven.
Although Xu Dawen was hesitant at first, she eventually accepted Liu Xiaoqing's kindness.
She could feel that Liu Xiaoqing had made it clear through her pledge that she would always support the family.
Under everyone's gaze, Xu Dawen nodded slowly, and slowly tugged the heavy envelope into her arms.
Over the years, Liu Xiaoqing has kept his promise and sent his living expenses on time every year.
If Xie Jin could know all this in the Heavenly Spirit, then he should be grateful to his former friend.
Life is full of ups and downs, we can never ** accident and tomorrow which one will come first, the only thing we can do is to cherish the present and spend every future day well.